Appeal No. 98-1040
Application 08/388,573
Citterio 4,371,221 Feb. 1,
1983
Cobos et al.(Cobos) 4,951,576 Aug. 28,
1990 Green 5,454,331 Oct.
3, 1995 (filed
Dec. 10, 1993)
Merlo et al.(Solari) 3 573,065 Feb. 18, 1958
(Italian Patent Document)
The claims on appeal stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as follows:
a) claims 1 through 3, 5 and 6 as being unpatentable over
Solari in view of Green;
b) claim 4 as being unpatentable over Solari in view of
Green and Manlove;
c) claim 7 as being unpatentable over Solari in view of
Green and Citterio; and
d) claims 8 and 9 as being unpatentable over Solari in
view of Green and Cobos.
Reference is made to the appellant's brief (Paper No. 13)
and to the examiner's answer (Paper No. 14) for the respective
positions of the appellant and the examiner with regard to the
3An English language translation of this reference,
prepared on behalf of the Patent and Trademark Office, is
appended hereto.
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